The 1. Open Source Firmware Conference (OSFC)

The OSFC 2018 is the first conference focusing exclusively on open source firmware.

Closed source firmware development has been the de-facto standard for the electronics industry since its inception. This didn't change even as open-source took off in other areas. Now, with changing use cases and tighter security requirements, it's more important than ever to take open-source firmware development to the next level.

Therefore, our mission is to provide an appropriate platform to bring together as many Open Source projects, hardware manufacturers and developers as possible. In order to collaborate, share knowledge and push the firmware development in an Open Source manner.

Since the conference takes place for the first time, we depend on your contributions to make it a success story.

List of Topics

We are particular interested in advances in the application of technology in a particular discipline primary around Open Source firmware solutions with respect on security. We are also open to related topics in the fields of hardware and firmware issues. As a result, the conference will be structured around the following topics:

Submission Guidelines

The conference will be divided into two parts, held at the the first two and last two days, respectively. The first part will be the core conference with business attendees, where the presentations will take place. On days three to four, the workshops and lightning talks will be held. The first two days are splitted into two tracks (main / security). The submissions can be of the following kinds:

Day 1 & 2

Slides submissions only: The submission of the slides can include a non-final presentation but should contain enough information for a first review (abstract). The topic of the presentation can't change after submission. The slides should be presented at the conference with a 30 minutes presentation followed by max. of 10 minutes Q&A.

Paper and slides submissions: Short paper submission of up to 10 pages are to be delivered as PDF document, containing a short abtract and the actual content. Papers can be of one, but not more than two columns. There is no restriction on the number of illustrations. The paper should be presented at the conference with a 30 minutes presentation followed by max. of 10 minutes Q&A.

Day 3 & 4

Lightning Talks: Abstract submission only (up to one page) as PDF document, decribing the topic of the talk. Lightning Talks are planned to take max. 15 minutes each.

Workshops: Abstract submission only (up to two pages) as PDF document, decribing the topic of the workshop. Workshops are planned to take 60 minutes each (if more time is required, send request in advance by mail)

Abstract for all submissions should be appropriate for the announcement in the conference program.

All submissions can be updated later on and will be fully peer-reviewed in multiple stages by the program chairs.

It is a requirement that at least one author of each accepted paper attend the conference.

Every accepted submission gets a ticket refund for one speaker.

Dates

Submissions Due:

July, 31. 2018

Notification of Acceptance:

August, 15. 2018

Conference:

September, 12. - 15. 2018

"Business Days":

September, 12. - 13. 2018

Workshops / Hackathon:

September, 14. - 15. 2018

Location

The conference is hosted by 9elements Cyber Security, Siemens AG and FAU Erlangen.